Last year, we presented the top, must-know, culturally relevant trends for 2015 and our predictions were 83% accurate!
To help the “curious class” stay relevant in 2016, we’ve assembled an A-Z glossary of what trends we predict to be 100 must-know terms and concepts of 2016.
We hope this cultural crib sheet will help prepare you for the year ahead!
Business Value of Agile Human Resources (AHR)David Rico
A short overview of the field of Agile Human Resources (AHR), motivations and challenges, definitions, lean and agile values and principles, agile human resources frameworks and models, video case studies, popular industry surveys, exercises, textbooks, and much more!
Sass Code Reviews - How one code review changed my life #SassConf2015Stacy Kvernmo
After writing CSS for over 10 years you'd think you would know everything there is to know, right? I couldn't be more wrong and I found out the hard way. While my first formal code review session was painfully embarrassing it was also the most important lesson I have learned throughout my career. Code reviews force you to communicate on a different level which ultimately leads to more thoughtful coding practices. When writing Sass and other pre-processed languages it is even more important that you review your code continually, which even the more seasoned front end developers may neglect at times.
Bottom line: Code reviews will make you better.
Rand looks at Moz's 2015 analysis of ranking factors in Google's search engine and compares opinion data, correlation numbers, and experiments to give a picture of how modern SEO fits together.
Imagine a culture where the input of the whole organization turns an individual idea into a user story in just a couple of hours, where everybody's goal is to make the customer’s job easier and more effective, and where you work on projects you love instead of projects you loathe. A great coding culture concentrates on making developers productive and happy by removing unnecessary overhead, bringing autonomous teams together, helping the individual programmer to innovate, and raising awareness among developers about how to create better code.
I will talk about how to establish and foster a strong engineering-focused culture that scales from a small team to a huge organization with hundreds of developers. I'll give lots of examples from our experience at Atlassian to show that once you're working in a great coding culture, you won't want to work anywhere else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAk04-_M-JM&feature=youtu.be
In this webinar international bestselling author, Andrew Griffiths, talks with leading productivity authority, Sam Harrop, to share 101 simple but highly effective productivity hacks.
Nothing is off limits in this presentation - and if you want to see the video recording of the actual webinar - please visit www.andrewgriffithsblog.com.
Have you ever felt trapped in a bad PowerPoint presentation? Ever listen to a speaker drone on like a zombie? Do boring uninspiring slides leave you feeling like the walking dead? Don’t be a PowerPoint zombie! Here are 6 tips to avoid Death by Powerpoint!
Design has become a game changer in Silicon Valley. This #DesignInTech Report highlights the rising importance of design in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The report covers trends ranging from the record amounts of funding flowing into design-led startups to M&A activity with major tech corporations. Beyond designers and technologists, this report will appeal to a broad audience. For all of us who use a computer or mobile device, great design is changing how we live and work. This study helps explain why.
Business Value of Agile Human Resources (AHR)David Rico
A short overview of the field of Agile Human Resources (AHR), motivations and challenges, definitions, lean and agile values and principles, agile human resources frameworks and models, video case studies, popular industry surveys, exercises, textbooks, and much more!
Sass Code Reviews - How one code review changed my life #SassConf2015Stacy Kvernmo
After writing CSS for over 10 years you'd think you would know everything there is to know, right? I couldn't be more wrong and I found out the hard way. While my first formal code review session was painfully embarrassing it was also the most important lesson I have learned throughout my career. Code reviews force you to communicate on a different level which ultimately leads to more thoughtful coding practices. When writing Sass and other pre-processed languages it is even more important that you review your code continually, which even the more seasoned front end developers may neglect at times.
Bottom line: Code reviews will make you better.
Rand looks at Moz's 2015 analysis of ranking factors in Google's search engine and compares opinion data, correlation numbers, and experiments to give a picture of how modern SEO fits together.
Imagine a culture where the input of the whole organization turns an individual idea into a user story in just a couple of hours, where everybody's goal is to make the customer’s job easier and more effective, and where you work on projects you love instead of projects you loathe. A great coding culture concentrates on making developers productive and happy by removing unnecessary overhead, bringing autonomous teams together, helping the individual programmer to innovate, and raising awareness among developers about how to create better code.
I will talk about how to establish and foster a strong engineering-focused culture that scales from a small team to a huge organization with hundreds of developers. I'll give lots of examples from our experience at Atlassian to show that once you're working in a great coding culture, you won't want to work anywhere else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAk04-_M-JM&feature=youtu.be
In this webinar international bestselling author, Andrew Griffiths, talks with leading productivity authority, Sam Harrop, to share 101 simple but highly effective productivity hacks.
Nothing is off limits in this presentation - and if you want to see the video recording of the actual webinar - please visit www.andrewgriffithsblog.com.
Have you ever felt trapped in a bad PowerPoint presentation? Ever listen to a speaker drone on like a zombie? Do boring uninspiring slides leave you feeling like the walking dead? Don’t be a PowerPoint zombie! Here are 6 tips to avoid Death by Powerpoint!
Design has become a game changer in Silicon Valley. This #DesignInTech Report highlights the rising importance of design in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The report covers trends ranging from the record amounts of funding flowing into design-led startups to M&A activity with major tech corporations. Beyond designers and technologists, this report will appeal to a broad audience. For all of us who use a computer or mobile device, great design is changing how we live and work. This study helps explain why.
This is First Round's effort to provide an in-depth snapshot of what founders across the entire tech ecosystem are thinking and doing, what they're excited about and worried about, and how they're seeing the market. We surveyed venture-backed founders from everywhere — less than 25% from the First Round community — and received over 500 responses, volunteering their experience and opinions.
SpringOwl's 99 Page Presentation On How To Best Turnaround Yahoo!Eric Jackson
On Dec. 13, 2015, SpringOwl shared the attached 99 page presentation which had been sent to the Yahoo board. In it, we argue for why change is needed from the status quo at Yahoo, why selling the core business now at the lows isn't attractive for long-term shareholders and our 9 point plan for turning around the company.
DocSend Fundraising Research: What we Learned from 200 Startups Who Raised $360MDocSend
Why do some startups get funded? What makes for the best pitch? How does the process work?
DocSend recently teamed up with Professor Tom Eisenmann from Harvard Business School. Together, we conducted research that gave us the answers to those questions. We studied the fundraising of 200 startup companies as they went through their Series Seed and Series A rounds. Altogether, these companies raised more than $360 million.
Why this data is awesome:
Fundraising is a historically opaque endeavor. There’s very little data available and most advice tends to be anecdotal. DocSend is in the unique position of being able to quantitatively analyze the interaction between founders and investors, and tie that to fundraising outcomes in a statistically meaningful way.
Why we built this report:
DocSend aims to help companies share documents in a smarter, safer, and more impactful way. We believe this research is in service of that mission and can help push the startup ecosystem forward as a whole.
Background on DocSend:
DocSend helps sales people track and control documents they send to clients. We’ve also become very popular amongst founders in the fundraising process. Hundreds of startups have used our platform to circulate pitch decks to investors.
Ready to ditch email attachments and put your pitch materials to work for you?
Sign up for a free plan at docsend.com
At Activate, we've identified the 9 most important insights for tech and media in 2016. Key points:
* The average American spends more time on tech and media than on work or sleep
* Messaging will blow past social networking as the dominant personal media activity
* The next big winners in streaming music and audio are already (quietly!) here
* The long-awaited cord cutting moment isn't coming any time soon
* There is potential for a "cable killer" to show up, but it won't look like you expect
* E-sports and wagering really are going to change the game in gaming
* Want to get rich in the App Store? Good luck!
* These are the companies grabbing all the money in consumer tech and media
* And we demonstrate a simple way to predict what acquisitions and partnerships tech and media companies will be making to stay competitive
Also available here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/think-again-nine-top-insights-into-tech-and-media-for-2016-1445618763
http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-wolf-predicts-what-will-happen-in-the-tech-industry-in-2016-2015-10
Let's talk about the job of a product manager and how to do it really well. Based off of this post: https://medium.com/@joshelman/a-product-managers-job-63c09a43d0ec#.v0kdyf816
We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. Yet for too many people, the experience of work is demotivating and dehumanizing.
I don’t think it has to be this way, and I’m willing to bet you don’t either.
At Google, we’ve learned a ton about what makes for an enjoyable and productive workplace. We’re not alone – lots of other companies, ranging from grocers (e.g., Wegmans) to textile companies (e.g., the Brandix Group) to Brooklyn delis (e.g., Russ & Daughters), as well as academics and scientists, have learned the same simple truth: there are straightforward things we can do to make work better.
My new book, "Work Rules!", is an attempt to bring this together and offer you practical tools to improve work, no matter what you do. Check out this visual preview of the book and visit www.workrules.net if you’d like to pick up a copy or learn more!
How to Master Difficult Conversations at Work – Leader’s GuidePiktochart
Confrontation and having difficult conversations with employees is one of the hardest jobs of a leader. Learn how to approach them using the GROW acronym:
G is for Goals
Start every difficult conversation by stating its purpose
R is for Reality
State the reality of how the person is performing or how he or she is behaving.
O is for Options
Lay out a few options to help this person improve.
W is for Willingness
Ask this person what they would do and give them time to respond
Here's the full article about it: https://piktochart.com/blog/master-difficult-conversations
Let us know how you approach difficult conversations!
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
Todos los términos y tendencias que sonarán en el 2015 están en esta guía de Sparks & Honey, una de las más completas en el entorno digital y tecnológico.
The Future 100 - trends and change to watch in 2016; cultural shifts that affect businesses and consumers alike, by the J. Walter Thompson Intelligence.
Today, the Innovation Group, the trends forecasting consultancy of J. Walter Thompson Intelligence, released its The Future 100: Trends and Change to Watch in 2016 report.
To help the curious class stay relevant, we’ve assembled an A-Z glossary of what we predict to be the 100 must-know terms and concepts for 2017.
We hope this cultural crib sheet will help prepare you for the year ahead.
Enjoy!
Cashgate Scandal Malawi is our whomademyclothes campaign in April, which falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013. That is the day Fashion Revolution was born. During this week, brands and producers are encouraged to respond with the hashtag imadeyourclothes and to demonstrate transparency in their supply chain.
Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal believe in a fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure. We want to unite people and organisations to work together towards radically changing the way our clothes are sourced, produced and consumed, so that our clothing is made in a safe, clean and fair way. We believe that collaborating across the whole value chain — from farmer to consumer — is the only way to transform the industry. Our mission is to bring everyone together to make that happen.Fashion Revolution is a global movement that runs all year long.
Creators, innovators, futurists and blockchain enthusiasts all descended on Austin for the annual SXSW Interactive Conference. The mash-up of industries, technologies and eyeopening presentations makes for an event that is ripe with insights and inspiration.
This year, we were joined by team members from New York, Austin, Singapore and San Juan to learn about what’s on the horizon, what’s here already and why it matters to brands and marketers. Read on for our 2018 takeaways from SXSW.
This is First Round's effort to provide an in-depth snapshot of what founders across the entire tech ecosystem are thinking and doing, what they're excited about and worried about, and how they're seeing the market. We surveyed venture-backed founders from everywhere — less than 25% from the First Round community — and received over 500 responses, volunteering their experience and opinions.
SpringOwl's 99 Page Presentation On How To Best Turnaround Yahoo!Eric Jackson
On Dec. 13, 2015, SpringOwl shared the attached 99 page presentation which had been sent to the Yahoo board. In it, we argue for why change is needed from the status quo at Yahoo, why selling the core business now at the lows isn't attractive for long-term shareholders and our 9 point plan for turning around the company.
DocSend Fundraising Research: What we Learned from 200 Startups Who Raised $360MDocSend
Why do some startups get funded? What makes for the best pitch? How does the process work?
DocSend recently teamed up with Professor Tom Eisenmann from Harvard Business School. Together, we conducted research that gave us the answers to those questions. We studied the fundraising of 200 startup companies as they went through their Series Seed and Series A rounds. Altogether, these companies raised more than $360 million.
Why this data is awesome:
Fundraising is a historically opaque endeavor. There’s very little data available and most advice tends to be anecdotal. DocSend is in the unique position of being able to quantitatively analyze the interaction between founders and investors, and tie that to fundraising outcomes in a statistically meaningful way.
Why we built this report:
DocSend aims to help companies share documents in a smarter, safer, and more impactful way. We believe this research is in service of that mission and can help push the startup ecosystem forward as a whole.
Background on DocSend:
DocSend helps sales people track and control documents they send to clients. We’ve also become very popular amongst founders in the fundraising process. Hundreds of startups have used our platform to circulate pitch decks to investors.
Ready to ditch email attachments and put your pitch materials to work for you?
Sign up for a free plan at docsend.com
At Activate, we've identified the 9 most important insights for tech and media in 2016. Key points:
* The average American spends more time on tech and media than on work or sleep
* Messaging will blow past social networking as the dominant personal media activity
* The next big winners in streaming music and audio are already (quietly!) here
* The long-awaited cord cutting moment isn't coming any time soon
* There is potential for a "cable killer" to show up, but it won't look like you expect
* E-sports and wagering really are going to change the game in gaming
* Want to get rich in the App Store? Good luck!
* These are the companies grabbing all the money in consumer tech and media
* And we demonstrate a simple way to predict what acquisitions and partnerships tech and media companies will be making to stay competitive
Also available here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/think-again-nine-top-insights-into-tech-and-media-for-2016-1445618763
http://www.businessinsider.com/michael-wolf-predicts-what-will-happen-in-the-tech-industry-in-2016-2015-10
Let's talk about the job of a product manager and how to do it really well. Based off of this post: https://medium.com/@joshelman/a-product-managers-job-63c09a43d0ec#.v0kdyf816
We spend more time working than doing anything else in life. Yet for too many people, the experience of work is demotivating and dehumanizing.
I don’t think it has to be this way, and I’m willing to bet you don’t either.
At Google, we’ve learned a ton about what makes for an enjoyable and productive workplace. We’re not alone – lots of other companies, ranging from grocers (e.g., Wegmans) to textile companies (e.g., the Brandix Group) to Brooklyn delis (e.g., Russ & Daughters), as well as academics and scientists, have learned the same simple truth: there are straightforward things we can do to make work better.
My new book, "Work Rules!", is an attempt to bring this together and offer you practical tools to improve work, no matter what you do. Check out this visual preview of the book and visit www.workrules.net if you’d like to pick up a copy or learn more!
How to Master Difficult Conversations at Work – Leader’s GuidePiktochart
Confrontation and having difficult conversations with employees is one of the hardest jobs of a leader. Learn how to approach them using the GROW acronym:
G is for Goals
Start every difficult conversation by stating its purpose
R is for Reality
State the reality of how the person is performing or how he or she is behaving.
O is for Options
Lay out a few options to help this person improve.
W is for Willingness
Ask this person what they would do and give them time to respond
Here's the full article about it: https://piktochart.com/blog/master-difficult-conversations
Let us know how you approach difficult conversations!
https://www.wrike.com/blog - We surveyed creative teams to discover their biggest challenges and bottlenecks, from conception to completion. And what we discovered was: creative teams have to organize requests, listen to feedback, and seek approvals, all while trying to incorporate their own creative vision, making it difficult to prioritize and meet deadlines. Check out the details in our Slideshare.
Todos los términos y tendencias que sonarán en el 2015 están en esta guía de Sparks & Honey, una de las más completas en el entorno digital y tecnológico.
The Future 100 - trends and change to watch in 2016; cultural shifts that affect businesses and consumers alike, by the J. Walter Thompson Intelligence.
Today, the Innovation Group, the trends forecasting consultancy of J. Walter Thompson Intelligence, released its The Future 100: Trends and Change to Watch in 2016 report.
To help the curious class stay relevant, we’ve assembled an A-Z glossary of what we predict to be the 100 must-know terms and concepts for 2017.
We hope this cultural crib sheet will help prepare you for the year ahead.
Enjoy!
Cashgate Scandal Malawi is our whomademyclothes campaign in April, which falls on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, which killed 1138 people and injured many more on 24th April 2013. That is the day Fashion Revolution was born. During this week, brands and producers are encouraged to respond with the hashtag imadeyourclothes and to demonstrate transparency in their supply chain.
Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal believe in a fashion industry that values people, the environment, creativity and profit in equal measure. We want to unite people and organisations to work together towards radically changing the way our clothes are sourced, produced and consumed, so that our clothing is made in a safe, clean and fair way. We believe that collaborating across the whole value chain — from farmer to consumer — is the only way to transform the industry. Our mission is to bring everyone together to make that happen.Fashion Revolution is a global movement that runs all year long.
Creators, innovators, futurists and blockchain enthusiasts all descended on Austin for the annual SXSW Interactive Conference. The mash-up of industries, technologies and eyeopening presentations makes for an event that is ripe with insights and inspiration.
This year, we were joined by team members from New York, Austin, Singapore and San Juan to learn about what’s on the horizon, what’s here already and why it matters to brands and marketers. Read on for our 2018 takeaways from SXSW.
Key Trends for 2016 and Beyond: Thrive in the Expectation Economy!AMASanDiego
MORNING KEYNOTE
9:00 – 9:50am
Title: Key Trends for 2016 and Beyond: Thrive in the Expectation Economy!
Keynote Speaker: MAXWELL LUTHY, Director of Trends & Insights, TrendWatching.com
Today’s professionals operate in an economy of ever-accelerating customer expectations, applied ruthlessly to every purchasing decision, experience and moment of attention. Marketers must harness insights from trends to make sure their innovations don’t fall short.
In his keynote discussion, Maxwell Luthy will present a selection of the most exciting and urgent trends for 2016 and beyond. Each trend will feature examples from across consumer-facing industries, gathered from a 3,000+ member spotter network that sends TrendWatching local innovations from Boston to Beijing.
Attendees will learn the importance of tracking consumer trends, as they are participants in a highly competitive Expectation Economy. After each trend, the audience will be asked to consider the implications and opportunities for their own business. Examples of best practices from around the U.S. and beyond will leave marketers feeling fired up to delight their own customers in 2016!
- See more at: http://sdama.org/events/2015-art-of-marketing-conference/#session-details
From Hype to Impact: Applying This Year's SXSW Highlights to Business Transfo...Publicis Sapient
Three of our global thought leaders explore the most coveted topics at SXSW, practical applications to our clients’ business (and our own), and how SapientRazorfish takes these highlights from hype to reality.
Whether you were in Austin or not, top trends are not difficult to find. Which is why we’re taking it a step further. Not only have we shared our takeaways from this year’s sessions, but we've also examined how the conversations at SXSW relate to business reimagined for a connected world.
How to meet the next generation of museum visitorsAnne Boysen
We understand the next generation better if we have good sense of the future. Likewise, our sense of the future are improved also improves when we understand the next generation. Many trends change faster than before, and the youngest generations are often the first to make them mainstream. Where can we envision younger generations leading these trends? And what impact will this have on museums?
AL4Trust is the title of the speech given in the Applications of the Computational Linguistics subject at MIARFID'19 degree in Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Digital Imaging at Universitat Politècnica de València.
It shows the importance of the artificial intelligence technologies applied in big data environments as part of the six pillars of the digital transformation.
In this end of year report we highlight some of the key trend narratives and events that we think will be shaping the consumer landscape in the coming year as well as signposting the global economic outlook. We also review some of the biggest and most significant trend shifts and insights from 2013, identifying what happened across areas such as retail, technology and finance. Find out more about us at futurefoundation.net
Introducing the Gen-Narrators, research by The Economist among 90,000 Millennials worldwide. One sub-segment of the millennials has an extraordinary ability to influence. They are effective at sharing. The Economist called them the ‘gen-narrators.’
This group of millennials were characterised with traits that disproved all previous stereotypes and millennial clichés. Gen-narrators had a focused audience, were specialists, had interest networks, and they paid in knowledge rather than in cash.
The Millennial generation will have a bigger impact on the future of media over the next five years than any other demographic group. But an Economist Group study finds many misconceptions about this group when it comes to their attitudes, media habits and their understanding of the relationship between media and marketing. Check out the study's global results,
Our world is moving at an accelerated pace, and so is our culture. From lifestyle shifts to broader reaching, and sometimes turbulent, events that touch on all our lives, the upcoming year prods us to look at where we’ve been — and where we’re going in the future. For 2018, we’ve selected cultural shifts in our 2018 Trends Brief that will emerge or continue to shape our behaviors, capture our aspirations and impact industries. Read on for a glimpse of our near future.
For 2018, we’ve selected cultural shifts in our 2018 Trends Brief that will emerge or continue to shape our behaviors, capture our aspirations and impact industries across culture.
These trends represent some of the most important influences in the coming year ahead. Our research took us on a roller-coaster journey where polarization, accelerating technological advancement, and evolving social norms constantly intersect to play an outsized role in the year ahead.
In a world where our perceptions of reality are challenged with the blurring of truth and fake, trends such as Truth Labs have far-reaching impact across culture. The walls that withhold biases and discrimination are more visible than ever, intensifying polarization, filter bubbles and creating tensions as we adjust to evolving social norms, such as with the trends of Detoxing Masculinity and the 67% Movement.
A polarized world is also fueling a desire to better understand ourselves, as we seek to quantify the very essence of humanity. This is seen in trends such as Stunt Math, Mind Rights and Armour Therapy.
Read the full report for the 69 trends you need to know in 2018.
86 pp.
METHODOLOGY
For this report, we applied a trend scoring methodology combining machine intelligence from our active learning system, Q™ with human intelligence. Q™ helps us identify signals, structure data, score trends, and add bias into the system at great speed and much more accurately than humans alone.
Our data science team scored and identified the emerging trends of 2018, using methods that measured the trend energy, recent rates of change and forecast the future of these trends.
Out of a working list of 108 trends, 69 trends made the final cut. These represent a balance of cultural change across our five categories of analysis — Aesthetics, Humanity, Ideology, Media and Technology — as well as a range of potential impact in our lives and collective imaginations.
Space: Exploration Innovation Brought Down To Earthsparks & honey
Space, it’s not just a moonshot. It’s your business.
Space is open for the future of your brand or company in a way that we’ve never seen before. To tap into this momentum, we are excited to launch the new sparks & honey Culture Forecast report, Space: Exploration Innovation Brought Down To Earth.
From the explosive growth of commercial satellites to private sector dollars pouring in, this new space era is unleashing a symbiotic relationship between space and Earth. The new vantage points, unique data sets and technology innovations of space have implications for almost every industry imaginable — including yours.
This report explores how space is resonating across culture: the design of space pervading food to fashion, media and the arts; the burgeoning new industry of space tourism from the ground up; how space data is unveiling new vantage points from agriculture to urbanization; and how the infinite resources of space are shaping the future of medicine, and our habitation beyond this planet.
Conventional wisdom suggests that to peer into the crystal ball of America’s future, one should go to Silicon Valley to check out the latest start-up unicorns, or to New York or Los Angeles to scout emerging trends in fashion and food.
Middle America, on the other hand, is often described as if it’s on the margins of culture and innovation — “flyover country” — provincial, unsophisticated and stuck in the past. But Middle America is diverse and although it is not stuck in the past —rhetoric about it is.
In Reinvention in Middle America, we put a spotlight on the region, looking at it not through the lens of politics, ideology or outdated clichés but rather through innovation. We look at key cities from Cleveland to Nashville to Louisville and how they’re reinventing themselves by embracing innovation in manufacturing, city design, healthcare, sustainability efforts and clean energy, creatively solving problems that the entire country will eventually have to confront. And they’re imbuing this reinvention with characteristic Middle American values of community, collaboration, and concern for the social impact of their actions.
Yes, portions of Middle America may have a lot of cornfields — but drone-farming is happening there. Although Nashville is still the seat of the Grand Ole Opry, it’s also emerging as a major fashion and design hub. And in Appalachia, a coal museum is powered by solar energy and out-of-work coal miners are reinventing themselves as coders. It’s even predicted that in five years, the Midwest will have more startups than Silicon Valley.
Although it’s easy to politicize and divide America, innovation is not about moving right or left. Innovation is about moving forward.
67 pp
Methodology: For this report, sparks & honey conducted primary research using our proprietary Cultural Intelligence system. Methodologies included social listening, combing through thousands of cultural signals, and interviewing experts in the fields of technology, urbanism, healthcare, government and collaborative economies including thought leaders from our Advisory Board and additional POIs. We surveyed 1056 adults (18+) from across the United States for their perspectives about innovation in the US.
From the everyday to the futuristic, our abilities as humans (and machines) evolve throughout our lifetimes. We are part of a vast, influential range of abilities, both cognitive and physical, that are constantly in flux and influencing one another. This spectrum of ability is a constant reverberating tide that affects everyone, and moves culture.
There are cultural forces radiating across the spectrum of ability in a number of mega trends we follow here at sparks & honey, such as unapologetic, frictionless and AI ethics. These trends are evident in our relationships with one another and with technology, in fashion and design, our workplaces, and in the streets we walk, run or drive through. In this report, we examine the pervading tide of culture through the lens of ability, affecting all of us.
We’re looking toward a future–evident already in our lives today–where ability can be enhanced, morphed, designed and modular. For some, this will increasingly be a necessity, and for others, a luxury. For some time, we’ve been enhancing our abilities: with pacemakers, tech tattoos for diabetics that measures glucose levels, or bionic limbs.
As we infuse our lives with technology and look to robots for companionship, entertainment and assistance, ability becomes a question of human and civil rights. And maybe even, robot rights.
What does tomorrow look like – for all of us?
85 pp.
Methodology
For this report, sparks & honey conducted primary research and interviewed experts in the field of ability, including thought leaders from our Influencer Advisory Board (IAB). We surveyed 1,009 people in the US, aged 18 to 65, to engage their perceptions on evolving technologies. Leveraging social listening, patent analysis, and our proprietary Cultural Intelligence system, we combed through thousands of signals to build a vision of the future cultural landscape of ability.
The Future of Humanity
Through our interaction with machines, we develop emotional, human expectations of them. Alexa, for example, comes alive when we speak with it. AI is and will be a representation of its cultural context, the values and ethics we apply to one another as humans.
This machinery is eerily familiar as it mirrors us, and eventually becomes even smarter than us mere mortals. We’re programming its advantages based on how we see ourselves and the world around us, and we’re doing this at an incredible pace. This shift is pervading culture from our perceptions of beauty and aesthetics to how we interact with one another – and our AI.
Infused with technology, we’re asking: what does it means to be human?
Our report examines:
• The evolution of our empathy from humans to animals and robots
• How we treat AI in its infancy like we do a child, allowing it space to grow
• The spectrum of our emotional comfort in a world embracing AI
• The cultural contexts fueling AI biases, such as gender stereotypes, that drive the direction of AI
• How we place an innate trust in machines, more than we do one another
Methodology
For this report, sparks & honey conducted US-focused research on the future of AI. Together with Heartbeat AI Technologies, we examined the emotional sentiment (feeling and emotions) around artificial intelligence in a Heartbeat AI Pulse Survey of 150 people in the US. Tapping into our Influencer Advisory Board and proprietary cultural intelligence system, we combed through thousands of signals to build a vision of the future of AI. We also interviewed leading experts in the field of artificial intelligence.
Gen X were the slackers, the latchkey kids, the middle children of generations...but a funny thing happened on the way to Gen X at 50. They became the new middle, holding political and purchase power for themselves and their Millennial and Boomer relatives. Ignore them at your peril.
www.reports.sparksandhoney.com
FESTIVAL INTERRUPTUS: The future of music festivals and what it means for hum...sparks & honey
Today we are seeing a rapid growth in music festivals, both in size and number.
In 2014 alone there were 874 festivals in North America, with festival capacity growing from 475,000 attendees in 2010, to 1.8 million in 2014. What’s apparent is that Millennials seek a more complete music experience, and Gen Z, we anticipate, even more so.
To develop a point of view on the festival of the future, sparks & honey partnered with PepsiCo’s Creator team to identify the defining characteristics and present our vision of the music festival of the future.
Download the full report now: http://bit.ly/1QD3aDm
Imagine a future where you don’t have to think about money. Got it? Well you’re probably thinking about it the wrong way. Because today, right now, money isn’t real.
That bill you can hold in your hand is simply a representation of a transaction about to take place, completely dependent upon our belief that it has a value. We believe wholeheartedly that a piece of paper can be exchanged for a cup of coffee or a microwave oven. But, when we strip away our dependence on this concept of “money”, and the physicality of its exchange, what remains in the pure transaction. A transaction of value.
This report unpacks how our very concept of money is evolving, and describes how the system designed to manage its movement is ripe for disruption. This shift will create immediate opportunities for brands to connect with consumers as not only participants, but partners in modern culture.
Our report examines:
• The concept of value beyond traditional financial notions
• How value hinges upon trust, and the way trust is driving disruption
• Tech startups and small group communities working together to challenge the way we’re paying for our lives
• Peer to peer exchanges, dying middlemen and algorithmic security
• New asset classes and a working vision of the Internet of Things
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Our report points to the near future, where every person, place, and thing has a measurable value that can be exchanged intangibly, rapidly, securely, and most importantly, directly. It’s a system where abstract notions like social currency have a value that can be transacted in the same way that we now buy a cup of coffee. It’s a system that can empower a planet where every single device, every head of lettuce, every drop of fuel, every road and cable that make up our infrastructure have a value not only in and of itself, but also in the context of its use.
Meet your new value system, or the future of money. UnMoney.
Methodology
For this report, sparks & honey conducted research and interviewed experts at DevCon1 in London (2015) and the Scaling Bitcoin Workshop in Hong Kong (2015). Using new social listening tools, we gauged public sentiment around the disruption of established currencies and financial systems. And tapping into our global scout network and proprietary cultural intelligence system, we combed through thousands of signals to build a vision of the future of value in an unmonied world.
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The future will be defined by a generation that promises to learn from the lessons of the past to create a world unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
Growing up in the shadow of global meltdowns and watching their Millennial siblings flail, Generation Z have resolved to do things differently. In an instant everything world, these kids are present in today, but curate their experiences for tomorrow. But, what will Gen Z be in 2025?
In Gen Z 2025, we unpack the present to unveil a future defined by the next greatest generation’s evolving worlds of work, education and digital, and the dissolving boundaries between social and cultural norms. Exposed to the breakneck speed of culture, Gen Z will transform our very understanding of generations to come.
To be culturally relevant today means knowing how to speak the new language of gender. Constantly in-flux, the way we talk about gender is fluid, just like we are. In The New Language of Gender, we help you understand and speak naturally from this quickly changing lexicon.
Celebrity 2.0: New New Hollywood is Breaking All The Rulessparks & honey
The rise of the creative class is reshaping media and redefining fame and celebrity. The balance of power has shifted from producers, studios, broadcast networks, etc., to the new creative talent. We call this creative class “New New Hollywood” (NNH).
But what’s really profound is the power that these NNH creators wield. NNH personalities have enormous fan bases with extraordinary loyalty and unprecedented engagement - fanatical, in fact.
For example, Nicki Minaj (a traditional celebrity) has <9.5><5mil Twitter fans, while PewDiePie (a NNH celebrity) commands an audience of nearly 40 million on YouTube. NNH has so much influence it could single-handedly reshape culture and society, let alone brand preferences. NNH could even swing the 2016 presidential election!
Brands need to leverage NNH, but to do so, they need to understand the context and unique ways in which NNH operates. The rules of engagement are very different.
This report sets out to shed light on one of the most important cultural forces at work today: NEW NEW HOLLYWOOD.
Walls: A Manifesto for an Open Agency
We created a new kind of agency that leverages the power of culture to open minds and create possibilities in the now, next and future.
Our doors are open to creators and makers, thinkers and influencers, experts, leaders in industry, the eclectic, diverse, and culturally curious. We reach out to the vast community of fascinating minds exploring our constantly changing world as we consider the cultural context shaping what people think, feel and do. Together we build and iterate, imagining, innovating, designing and executing as one.
TASTING COLORS & EXPLODING DRINKS: Future beverage trends from New York City ...sparks & honey
Beverages have always played a fundamental role in society, from the quintessential “social” tissue, to providing energy and nutrition, to offering plain and simple fun. There is a beverage for every occasion, need, ritual, and generation, and we continue to reimagine what we make, as well as why and how we make them.
Will future beverages be able t o elicit on-demand emotions? Will packaging be zero waste? Will beverages be liquid a t all? These are the questions that Makers in molecular mixology, biolabs, and food-tech startups are asking themselves today. Their answers will no doubt drive our future.
To better understand what’s ahead, sparks & hone y recently partnered with PepsiCo’s Creator team—a catalyst group on a mission to explore the edges of culture & co-create innovative experiences across the cultural landscape—and Toronto-based i&j to create a pop-up lab a t World Maker Faire in New York City. The lab was designed to learn from Makers through moderated discussions, surveys, and hands-on experimentation. This report offers five trends based on our experience with NYC Makers. There is no question that when it comes to the future, we turned to the right community to collaborate and imagine a new world of beverages.
Fashion Foresight: How Fashion Illustrates the World's Most Pressing Mega Trendssparks & honey
Any person, business or brand looking to understand – and lead – cultural shifts can turn to the fashion industry as a bellwether. Fashion not only shapes culture, it acts as a mirror to society, reflecting important cultural shifts that may otherwise be imperceptible.
The fashion industry caters to early adopters and seeks inspiration from the edges, where trends and cultural shifts start. It is acutely attuned to changes in the zeitgeist as well as the ambient influences of the biggest global trends (i.e. MegaTrends).
For these reasons, the fashion industry can be an effective instrument for gauging change and a proxy for trendspotting of the highest order.
In this report, we’ll take a look at MegaTrends impacting life and society, illustrate how they are manifesting within the fashion industry and translate what it means for all brands.
After you’ve read this, the length of a hemline will take on entirely new meaning and you will never view paisley the same.
HON3Y is a mobile-based research platform at the intersection of emotional, contextual, and behavioral data. Participants experience the platform as any life-logging app, tagging and/or inputing behaviors as part of the research study. Researchers access an intimate view into the relationship between emotion states such as stress and happiness and consumer behaviors such as visiting a store or buying a specific product.
HON3Y is powered by emozia’s new “always on” method to map human emotion, context and behavioral patterns over time.
eSports: The Biggest Sport You've Probably Never Heard Ofsparks & honey
With millions of people already playing video games and the popularity of video game competition rising, gamers developed an interest in watching others play for fun, while learning tips to improve their play and witnessing pro-gamers
showcasing their skills.
eSports organizations recognized this trend and created platforms for people to participate and watch. The dramatic rise of game streaming services like Twitch, ESL, and MLG created communities between players and fans.
Then came the big prize money. The professional game casters. Video games broadcast on major networks. Huge, sold-out crowds. Brand sponsorships. And from the beginning, unrelentingly passionate fans.
A perfect sport that fulfills the cultural need to be the hero, to be part of a community as both participant and spectator and experience the thrill of victory.
The autonomous vehicle, driverless or self-driving car will be one of the greatest technological developments of the next decade (if not all time).
It will profoundly change life on earth.
For the past century our car-centric culture has shaped infrastructure and ideals, landscape and lifestyle, ethics and enterprise. We rely on the mobility that cars provide us more than ever, but the car’s purpose and meaning changes as the driver fades out.
When the car drives itself, what we do in our cars and with our cars is exponentially different. When the car is intelligent, intuitive and adaptive, our relationship to the car alters. When the car builds itself, environments and economies are reshaped.
This report looks at the players, technologies and trends in the autonomous vehicle space and paints a picture of probable futures for citizens, businesses and marketers.
Buckle up. Bumpy roads ahead.
Meet Generation Z: Forget Everything You Learned About Millennialssparks & honey
Marketers have been focused on Gen Y (a.k.a. Millennials) for more than a decade. In fact, Millennials are the most researched generation in history!
But Gen Z (born 1995 to present) is different from the Millennial generation. In many ways, Gen Zers are the opposites or extreme versions of Millennials and marketers need to adjust to them.
We are just beginning to understand Gen Z and its impact on the future, but this report explores what we know and foresee.
Everything evolves, including how human beings relate to one another in intimate relationships. Norms which have been relatively stable in this space have been mutating and changing rapidly over the past ten years - and will continue along this trajectory into the foreseeable future.
In this report we will be sharing with you a snapshot of some of the forces and waves of change which are shaping the future of relationships. And while many of these data points may seem alien or downright strange, they do point to a possible future of acceptance, openness and increased happiness through relationships that really work.
The Future of Relationships was created by the cultural strategy team at sparks & honey, in partnership with the Museum of Sex in NYC.
MRS PUNE 2024 - WINNER AMRUTHAA UTTAM JAGDHANEDK PAGEANT
Amruthaa Uttam Jagdhane, a stunning woman from Pune, has won the esteemed title of Mrs. India 2024, which is given out by the Dk Exhibition. Her journey to this prestigious accomplishment is a confirmation of her faithful assurance, extraordinary gifts, and profound commitment to enabling women.
Is your favorite ring slipping and sliding on your finger? You're not alone. Must Read this Guide on What To Do If Your Ring Is Too Big as shared by the experts of Andrews Jewelers.
La transidentité, un sujet qui fractionne les FrançaisIpsos France
Ipsos, l’une des principales sociétés mondiales d’études de marché dévoile les résultats de son étude Ipsos Global Advisor “Pride 2024”. De ses débuts aux Etats-Unis et désormais dans de très nombreux pays, le mois de juin est traditionnellement consacré aux « Marches des Fiertés » et à des événements festifs autour du concept de Pride. A cette occasion, Ipsos a réalisé une enquête dans vingt-six pays dressant plusieurs constats. Les clivages des opinions entre générations s’accentuent tandis que le soutien à des mesures sociétales et d’inclusion en faveur des LGBT+ notamment transgenres continue de s’effriter.
Have you ever wondered about the lost city of Atlantis and its profound connection to our modern world? Ruth Elisabeth Hancock’s podcast, “Visions of Atlantis,” delves deep into this intriguing topic in a captivating conversation with Michael Le Flem, author of the enlightening book titled “Visions of Atlantis.” This podcast episode offers a thought-provoking blend of historical inquiry, esoteric wisdom, and contemporary reflections. Let’s embark on a journey of discovery as we unpack the mysteries of ancient civilizations and their relevance to our present existence.
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SunDaze Surf offers top swimwear tips: choose high-quality, UV-protective fabrics to shield your skin. Opt for secure fits that withstand waves and active movement. Bright colors enhance visibility, while adjustable straps ensure comfort. Prioritize styles with good support, like racerbacks or underwire tops, for active beach days. Always rinse swimwear after use to maintain fabric integrity.
Johnny Depp Long Hair: A Signature Look Through the Yearsgreendigital
Johnny Depp, synonymous with eclectic roles and unparalleled acting prowess. has also been a significant figure in fashion and style. Johnny Depp long hair is a distinctive trademark among the various elements that define his unique persona. This article delves into the evolution, impact. and cultural significance of Johnny Depp long hair. exploring how it has contributed to his iconic status.
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Introduction
Johnny Depp is an actor known for his chameleon-like ability to transform into a wide range of characters. from the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean" to the introspective Edward Scissorhands. His long hair is one constant throughout his evolving roles and public appearances. Johnny Depp long hair is not a style choice but a significant aspect of his identity. contributing to his allure and mystique. This article explores the journey and significance of Johnny Depp long hair. highlighting how it has become integral to his brand.
The Early Years: A Budding Star with Signature Locks
1980s: The Rise of a Young Heartthrob
Johnny Depp's journey in Hollywood began in the 1980s. with his breakout role in the television series "21 Jump Street." During this time, his hair was short, but it was already clear that Depp had a penchant for unique and edgy styles. By the decade's end, Depp started experimenting with longer hair. setting the stage for a lifelong signature.
1990s: From Heartthrob to Icon
The 1990s were transformative for Johnny Depp his career and personal style. Films like "Edward Scissorhands" (1990) and "Benny & Joon" (1993) saw Depp sporting various hair lengths and styles. But, his long, unkempt hair in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) began to draw significant attention. This period marked the beginning of Johnny Depp long hair. which became a defining feature of his image.
The Iconic Roles: Hair as a Character Element
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
In "Edward Scissorhands," Johnny Depp's character had a wild and mane that complemented his ethereal and misunderstood persona. This role showcased how long hair Johnny Depp could enhance a character's depth and mystery.
Captain Jack Sparrow: The Pirate with Flowing Locks
One of Johnny Depp's iconic roles is Captain Jack Sparrow from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. Sparrow's long, dreadlocked hair symbolised his rebellious and unpredictable nature. The character's look, complete with beads and trinkets woven into his hair. was a collaboration between Depp and the film's costume designers. This style became iconic and influenced fashion trends and Halloween costumes worldwide.
Other Memorable Characters
Depp's long hair has also been featured in other roles, such as Ichabod Crane in "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). and Roux in "Chocolat" (2000). In these films, his hair added a layer of authenticity and depth to his characters. proving that Johnny Depp with long hair is more than a style—it's a storytelling tool.
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From Stress to Success How Oakland's Corporate Wellness Programs are Cultivat...Kitchen on Fire
Discover how Oakland's innovative corporate wellness initiatives are transforming workplace culture, nurturing the well-being of employees, and fostering a thriving environment. From comprehensive mental health support to flexible work arrangements and holistic wellness workshops, these programs are empowering individuals to navigate stress effectively, leading to increased productivity, satisfaction, and overall success.
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Fan Activism
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Hot Desking
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Library Reinvention
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Penmanship Porn
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Quarter Life Crisis
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Tailored Sweatsuits
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Uber Dating
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Vicarious Robotics
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Waste Positive
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Xenophobia
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Yeast
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App Security
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Darty
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